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While the state of the economy remains debatable, shoppers will continue to be conservative with their Christmas budgets, retail analysts say. And that means more bargain hunting. Here are some tips from deal-finding experts and local savvy shoppers on how to get the best deals during the holiday season. Shop early The shopper who waited until Black Friday in 2012 may have felt a little behind. About two weeks before the hyped shopping holiday, retailers were promoting early-bird "Black Friday" sales, many of which offered the steepest discounts of the year on certain products. That trend seems to be a continuing chorus. "Two weeks (before Black Friday) is a great...

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While the state of the economy remains debatable, shoppers will continue to be conservative with their Christmas budgets, retail analysts say. And that means more bargain hunting.
Here are some tips from deal-finding experts and local savvy shoppers on...

More than two weeks before the big shopping day, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others have released their Black Friday advertisements.
Among the highlights:
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Walmart will begin its doorbuster deals at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 --- otherwise known...

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Mike Tietjens of crazytowndeals.com.
Most, if not all, Black Friday deals will be offered online -- and most will hit the web before the in-store sales begin.
These Best Buy deals have gone live today, Wednesday,...

Editor's note: This is a guest post written by Mike Tietjens from crazytowndeals.com.
We expect Amazon to price match many of these at some point. Check here for their prices.
Some of the best deals this Holiday Season are going to be on tablets! We...

Cyber Monday has been the largest online shopping holiday in the past two years, according to Shop.org, an arm of the National Retail Federation that focuses on Internet retailers.
Generally, bargain experts agree that Cyber Monday, which is Monday, Dec....

With two weeks to go, stores are "leaking" advertisements for Gray Thursday/Black Friday doorbuster deals.
Walmart, Best Buy and Target have released Thanksgiving Day advertisements.
Here's a roundup:
WALMART'S ADVERTISEMENT says the retail

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